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hanging  

EN[-æŋɪŋ]
US
Fpendaison WPendaison
  • La pendaison est le fait de suspendre une personne, au moyen généralement d'une corde,
  • En tant que moyen homicide, celui-ci est attesté dans la plupart des civilisations,
  • De nos jours, la pendaison est encore utilisée très souvent, surtout dans le cas de suicide,
hanging
  • NomPLhangingsSUF-ing
    1. NU The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to execute that person (or to commit suicide).
      1. No, Sir, 'tis fear of Hanging. Who would not ſteal, or do Murder, every time his Fingers itch'd at it, were it not for fear of the Gallows?
    2. NC A public event at which a person is hanged.
      1. The hanging of the bandits was attended by the whole village.
    3. NC Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins or posters).
      1. The various hangings on that Christmas tree look nice.
    4. NU The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.
      1. I dislike the cramped hanging in the gallery of 18th century painters.
  • Verbe
    1. present participle of hang.
    2. Adjectif
      1. Suspended.
        1. The hanging vines made the house look older than it was.
      2. (chess, of a piece) Unprotected and exposed to capture.
        1. (baseball, slang, of an off-speed pitch) Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher hence relatively easy to hit.
          1. hanging breaking ball ‎
          2. hanging slider ‎
      3. Plus d'exemples
        1. Utilisé au milieu de la phrase
          • Upon a hanging ledge of rock unstable, / Th' unsurest spot that may in earth be found, / Showing to all that she is never stable.
          • The winding streams and hanging hills repeat / Loud groans from ev'ry herd, from ev'ry fold / Complaintive murmurs; heaps on heaps they fall, / There where they fall they lie, corrupt and rot.
          • He's in the garden hanging his smalls on the washing line.

      Meaning of hanging for the defined word.

      Grammaticalement, ce mot "hanging" est un adjectif, plus spécifiquement, un adjectifs incomparable. C'est aussi un nom, plus spécifiquement, un noms dénombrable et un singularia tantum. C'est aussi un verbe, plus spécifiquement, un formes verbale.
      • Partie du discours Hiérarchie
        1. Adjectifs
          • Adjectifs incomparable
          • Noms
            • Noms Dénombrable
              • Singularia tantum
                • Noms Indénombrable
              • Verbes
                • Formes verbales
                  • Participes
                    • Participes présents
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              Liens Connexes:
              1. en hangings
              2. en hanging up
              3. en hangingwall
              4. en hanging out
              5. en hanging ball
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